Things I will not Do

[Greg adkins]

I saw this on Shaun Groves' blog and thought it was a good idea. Here's the deal... I always get asked what I'm trying to do with this little music career of mine and I never know what to say. I jokingly say I'm on my "world domination 2006 tour" but really, I have no clue what I'm doing... just along for the ride most of the time. So, because I do not really know what I am going to do, I can tell you some things that I am not going to do... maybe when you see all the things I'm not going to do, it will help to make the things I am going to do clearer. That was a confusing sentence.

1. I will not move to Nashville.
2. I will not play out of town more than 4 shows a month.
3. I will not ever rhyme the words "addiction" and "affliction" in a song.
4. I will not put a giant picture of myself on everyone's myspace comments.
5. I will never let playing shows be about the money in any way.
6. I will not play a bad show because of a small crowd.
7. I will not make a pitiful attempt to look more emo.
8. I will not wait until I can afford it to make another record.
9. I will not stay in hotels if I'm traveling alone.
10. I will not put boring, self-indulgent lists on my website bulletin board.

Crap... I'm screwing this up already!

[jeph]

What's wrong with all the benjamins?

[Greg adkins]

ain't nothin wrong with some benjamins. It's just that I'm so wealthy from my lucrative career as a worship minister that I don't need to make any money at this.

[darthminister]

Geez Greg, could you even be more emo?

[growingyoung]

starting a bon jovi cover band isn't on your list - it should be.

[kagomeshuko]

I will not. . .um. . skydive. . .bungee jump. . .eat chocolate covered nachos (well, I might if I'm paid enough money. . .LOL)

Oh, wait. . .this was what you aren't going to do. . .and I don't know that those matter all that much. . .

Hmm. . .and eh. . .as long as you enjoy what you're doing.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[darthminister]

Greg.. your love is like bad medicine, but bad medicine is what I need.. whoa oh oh.. shake it up just like bad medicine, your love's the potion that can cure my disease... well.... that or more cowbell.

[kagomeshuko]

More cowbell! More cowbell!!!

[growingyoung]

hey you should put joining david lee roth's bluegrass band on that list.

[Greg adkins]

Oh man.. you aren't kidding. What's a real shame is that some of those players are top-notch session guys... they should all be banned from Nashville for a year for laying a musical turd like that...

[kagomeshuko]

oh, I couldn't listen past the first two screams he did. Yeah, screams. Horrid. . .

I was like, bluegrass? What???

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[jamie]

I thought it was a joke... Sadly, no.

[darthminister]

a musical turd?? now there's a novelty item that you might not actually find in Gatlinburg

[growingyoung]

no they have those too. they thought of everything.